1.15 USD DOT, have you bottomed out?

Hackers just printed 1 billion fake coins for it, causing the price to plummet to a new low in 2026, and retail investors were terrified, crying out "zeroed out, zeroed out"—but what happened next? A violent rebound of 8.9% within 6 hours, jumping straight from $1.15 to $1.25, with trading volume doubling. Should this old thing be buried or should you get on board?

First, look at the surface: hacker attack, price collapse, retail investors cut losses.

On April 13, Hyperbridge—a cross-chain bridge from Polkadot to Ethereum—was exploited, with 1 billion fake DOT minted out of thin air, cashing out over $200,000. As soon as the news broke, the market exploded, with DOT dropping sharply from above $1.3 to a low of $1.15, hitting a new annual low.

First thing: Polkadot official clarified immediately—no damage to native DOT, mainnet, or parachains.

The attack targeted a third-party bridge, not Polkadot’s own network. It’s like your neighborhood courier locker being pried open, and someone claiming your home was robbed. Polkadot responded swiftly, clarifying within 24 hours, and Hyperbridge also paused investigations. Institutions and smart money understood: this is a bridge-level vulnerability, not a chain-level disaster. So, a V-shaped reversal happened, and $1.15 became the bottom.

Second thing: tokenomics overhaul, halving inflation, setting a hard cap.

Just last month, Polkadot made a major move—cut annual inflation by over 53%, from unlimited issuance to a hard cap of 210 million DOT. Plus, staking unbonding period shortened from 28 days to 24-48 hours, unlocking liquidity.

Third thing: Polkadot 2.0 is coming, JAM is the real bomb.

Agile core timing, asynchronous endorsement mechanism, aiming for millions of TPS—these terms might sound unfamiliar, but you only need to know one thing: Polkadot is shifting from the old “slot auction” model to a “pay-as-you-go” flexible model, greatly lowering development barriers. JAM aims to turn Polkadot into a “global supercomputer.”

On one side: hacker dumps, panic selling, technical divergence.

On the other side: inflation halved, hard cap locked, 2.0 upgrade, JAM advancement.

Key level 1.15, the dividing line between bulls and bears.

Short-term traders: wait for a pullback near $1.25 to confirm support, then buy in batches, targeting $1.39 to $1.54, with stop-loss below $1.15.

Long-term players: dollar-cost average at current price, with $1.15 as the bottom in 2026. JAM mainnet launch is expected in late 2026, aiming for $2 to $3 or higher.

DOT now is like SOL two years ago—hacked, community panicked, price carved out a golden pit, then what? Then those who understand are already quietly counting their money. #Gate13周年 #GatePreIPOs首发SpaceX $DOT